Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Andre Burgin for District 11
As a career tech professional, District 11 candidate and Adams Park resident Andre Burgin emphasizes technological solutions in his way forward for Atlanta.
‘Probably one of the worst things you could do to people’: Immigrant communities face compounding traumas amid Trump’s deportation blitz
It's a traumatic time for many immigrant families. The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has produced consistent ICE raids, making deportation feel like an ever-present possibility. Whether being separated from a deported loved one or enduring the lingering fear that comes with seeing every day’s headlines, it’s not an easy time for their mental health.
Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Jacob Chambers for District 2
District 2 candidate Jacob Chambers emphasizes housing, transportation and infrastructure as key issues for Atlanta to remedy.
Cop City RICO: Fulton County Judge intends to dismiss 61-person racketeering indictment
The Georgia Attorney General did not have the authority to indict 61 people on racketeering and arson charges in August 2023, judge says. Georgia law requires the state attorney general to obtain authorization from the governor for those charges.
‘House of the Lord forever:’ What happened at Old Wheat St. and what lies ahead for Atlanta’s homeless camps?
In the wake of Cornelius Taylor’s death, Atlanta navigates the homelessness crisis with a new plan. But do its goals serve residents?
Federal judge halts enforcement of Georgia law prohibiting gender-affirming care in state’s prisons
The Georgia Department of Corrections is temporarily prohibited from enforcing a new state law that had led to incarcerated transgender people being weaned off hormone replacement therapy and forcibly detransitioned.
Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: James White for District 2
As the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to become a prosecutor, District 2 candidate James White III says safer, well-maintained streets should be a priority—not through arrests, but via compassion, prevention and opportunity.
Fate of Fulton’s Atlanta City Detention Center lease withdrawal further delayed in committee
Several public commenters joined Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat in addressing the committee on whether to extend the Atlanta City Detention Center lease or seek alternatives.
GA Working Families Party endorses six Atlanta candidates as “progressive champions”
As Atlanta elections hit the official candidate qualifying period, the Georgia chapter of Working Families Party endorsed 16 area municipal candidates Thursday night.
